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Summer Intensive Sites
 
2008 Sites

Tuition Information: Tuition for each Summer Intensive varies by location and duration. Specific amounts are listed below by site. Tuition may be paid by personal check in two installments: half when enrolling and the other half by May 1, 2008. Tuition may also be paid by credit card but it must be in the full amount when enrolling. There are no refunds on any tuition payments. Please do not send room and board payments to ABT. Information on when and where to send room and board payments will be sent to enrolled students in a student handbook.

New York Summer Intensive
At the New York Summer Intensive students will enjoy six-weeks of classes in the ABT Studios at Broadway and 19th Street, near Union Square. The New York site is geared toward advanced dancers, ages 12-22. Supervised housing is not available in New York. This year, the New York site will continue to hold separate technique classes for advanced men and will focus on the key elements of the ABT National Training Curriculum for ballet technique classes. The New York site is also pleased to continue the professional training level geared towards advanced pre-professionals, apprentices and corps members, ages 18-22. The pre-professional level concentrates on the virtuosity and technical refinement that provide a springboard to a successful career.

Program Dates: June 16 – July 25, 2008
Location: American Ballet Theatre
890 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212) 477-3030 x3416
Tuition: $2750
Ages: 12-22

 
Michigan Summer Intensive
During the four-week program students will take classes in state-of-the-art studios both at Wayne State University and the Detroit Opera House. The students perform ABT repertory and new choreography on the world-renowned Detroit Opera House stage. The Detroit Summer Intensive is geared toward the refinement of intermediate/advanced dancers, ages 12-18. Housing and meals are provided on the campus of Wayne State University. To see the dormitories and learn more about the Michigan program, visit:
ABT-DSI official site: http://www.dance.wayne.edu/abt.php
WSU housing: http://housing.wayne.edu/gallery.php?id=141
 
Program Dates: June 23 – July 18, 2008
Dorm Check-in: June 22, 2008
Location: The Maggie Allesee Dept. of Dance
Wayne State University
and
Detroit Opera House
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 237-3426
Tuition: $1500
Room/Board: $1650
Commuter Fee: $200 (only applies to dancers not staying in the dorms)
Ages: 12-18

Alabama Summer Intensive
This three-week program is held in collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Students will stay in newly built dormitories on the beautiful University of Alabama campus while studying with ABT faculty. A final performance will be held featuring ABT repertory and new choreography on stage at the Moody Music Concert Hall. The Tuscaloosa site is geared toward strengthening and refining technique for intermediate and advanced dancers, ages 12-18. For additional information regarding the Alabama Intensive, please visit: http://www.as.ua.edu/theatre/abtsi.
 
Program Dates: June 22 – July 12, 2008
Dorm Check-in: June 21, 2008
Location: University of Alabama
Department of Theater and Dance
P.O. Box 870239
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
(205) 348-5283
Tuition: $1200
Room/Board: $1500

Texas Summer Intensive
ABT and The University of Texas at Austin collaborate on this four-week intensive. Students attending this program are required to stay in dormitories on the UT campus and have an opportunity to enjoy Austin’s rich history and culture. The Austin Summer Intensive is geared toward strengthening and refining technique for intermediate and advanced dancers, ages 12-18. Students will participate in a final performance of ABT repertory and new works. For additional information, visit the University of Texas website at
http://www.finearts.utexas.edu/tad/special_programs/summer_youth_programs/abt_intensive/index.cfm
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Program Dates: July 7 – August 1, 2008
Dorm Check-in: July 6, 2008
Location: University of Texas at Austin
Department of Theater and Dance
Austin, TX 78712
(512) 232-5301
Tuition: $1500
Room/Board: $1650
Ages: 12-18

California Summer Intensive
ABT and the Orange County Performing Arts Center work together to bring you this program located in the beautiful facilities on the campus of the University of California, Irvine. Students attending this program are encouraged to stay in the dormitories on campus where there will also be a final performance of ABT repertory and new works. The California Summer Intensive is aimed at giving advanced students, ages 12-18, a chance to train in an intensive environment with ABT’s expert faculty as a preparation for their fall terms. For more information regarding the University of California, Irvine campus, visit http://www.arts.uci.edu/article.

Program Dates: July 28 – August 15, 2008
Dorm Check-in: July 27, 2008
Location: Orange County Performing Arts Center
600 Town Center
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 556-2121 x4210
Tuition: $1350
Room/Board: $1350
Day Student Fee: $500 (only applies to dancers not staying in the dorms)
Ages: 12-18